(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

It's been three weeks of football now you idiot. Trolling is hard.

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

Lol...yeah ok. ESPN's agenda seems to have shifted a bit

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

I find it hard to believe someone from Tulane would be such an imbecile.

(09-17-2023 12:00 AM)TealNation Wrote:  

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

Lol...yeah ok. ESPN's agenda seems to have shifted a bit

The guy is a known troll. Probably one of the CLT burners.

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

I make it a point to stay out of this board’s business and only came because the title of this tread is literally “Sun Belt,” but that figure is complete and utter nonsense well beyond a simple exaggeration for effect.

I did think the turnout kinda sucked, and I can’t guess attendance nearly as well as I used to before we enclosed the south end zone, but come on, man. There were more than 8k in the home side lower deck alone.

Meanwhile, y’all won the freaking Cotton Bowl last year and brought the same couple hundred to town you did 30 years ago.

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

Why is either conference so defensive about being compared to each other? Usually when there’s smoke there’s fire, that’s why this debate occurs so much. Yes Houston, UCF, Cincinnati and SMU were top tier G5 teams, but they’re gone now. I’d be lying if I said the CUSA 6 didn’t have potential, but to this point that’s all they are, they aren’t top tier G5. Look around you. Whether you can see it or not the two conferences will exchange hands, they’re just built on different models. And to rebuttal a few of your points; no markets sure different models, no academics sure different models, no fans… sorry but the SBC has had equal or higher attendance numbers to date this year, no history of success… again consider this the SBC has 14 collective FCS titles and the SBC have numerous notable P5 wins. The SBC is full of American’s underdogs, the AAC is more of a league design to grow teams to move up to the P5. Neither model is better, they simply are what they are. I enjoy watching teams from both conferences.

(09-17-2023 12:03 AM)Herdforlife Wrote:  

(09-16-2023 11:20 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  A few rough weeks don’t mean anything. The Sunbelt is not even in the same universe as the AAC and it will never be close. I went to Southern Miss today and saw a high school stadium with less than 8k in attendance. It was beyond small time. That is the Sunbelt in a nutshell. No markets, no academics, no fans, no history of athletic success. We all need to call down and understand that two weeks of football doesn’t prove anything. The AAC is still the top dog with the top teams.

Why is either conference so defensive about being compared to each other? Usually when there’s smoke there’s fire, that’s why this debate occurs so much. Yes Houston, UCF, Cincinnati and SMU were top tier G5 teams, but they’re gone now. I’d be lying if I said the CUSA 6 didn’t have potential, but to this point that’s all they are, they aren’t top tier G5. Look around you. Whether you can see it or not the two conferences will exchange hands, they’re just built on different models. And to rebuttal a few of your points; no markets sure different models, no academics sure different models, no fans… sorry but the SBC has had equal or higher attendance numbers to date this year, no history of success… again consider this the SBC has 14 collective FCS titles and the SBC have numerous notable P5 wins. The SBC is full of American’s underdogs, the AAC is more of a league design to grow teams to move up to the P5. Neither model is better, they simply are what they are. I enjoy watching teams from both conferences.

Agreed. When Tulane beat USC last year I got behind them.

As usual Sunbelt trolls are embarrassing themselves. These trolls seem to forget that around the same time last season they came over to our board to troll after a few of their P5 wins. It was still early in the season but these trolls thought they were the mightiest and greatest conference and would finally get the NY6 bowl birth which the AAC has basically owned since inception. As we know Tulane went on to earn the NY6 bowl birth last season and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl. The Sunbelt has never been to a NY6 bowl after all these years. Now Sunbelt trolls are back here again making fools out of themselves like last year. Tulane is 2-0 against the Sunbelt this year. The NY6 bowl birth will likely come down to Tulane and Fresno State. Sunbelt schools will not even be in contention. Sunbelt trolls, go back to your own board instead of spamming the AAC board with nonsense.

(09-16-2023 10:53 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(09-16-2023 10:13 PM)b2b Wrote:  Got another P5 win tonight and is beating the AAC head to head. ECU and UAB (2 of our allegedly better programs) are 0-4 against the SBC.

It's happening folks.

I had a pretty strong feeling UAB wasn't going to be good. They were considered a coaching graveyard before Clark got there, and then they hired a high school coach. I couldn't think of any head coach that came straight from high school to this level of football that ended up being successful. It's too big of a jump. I believe he also hired is HS defensive coordinator who also had little or college experience. Not a great recipe for success.

...Lord knows the last thing I want to do is agree with a Troy fan - but ya pretty much dead on, it appears...

...not only the coaching jump (at least initially) looks to be a bit too much (even if its a 'well known' entity in Dilfer), along with the jump to the AAC - unless SOMEthing gets figured out quick, it's gonna be a rough first season for us in the AAC - already HAS been bad for us in the SBC ...but there IS some potential, and perhaps another year or so will get things figured out - the O-line and D-line are big starting spots for improvement... ...with that, y'all have a great season!

(09-17-2023 12:15 AM)sunamiwave Wrote:  As usual Sunbelt trolls are embarrassing themselves. These trolls seem to forget that around the same time last season they came over to our board to troll after a few of their P5 wins. It was still early in the season but these trolls thought they were the mightiest and greatest conference and would finally get the NY6 bowl birth which the AAC has basically owned since inception. As we know Tulane went on to earn the NY6 bowl birth last season and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl. The Sunbelt has never been to a NY6 bowl after all these years. Now Sunbelt trolls are back here again making fools out of themselves like last year. Tulane is 2-0 against the Sunbelt this year. The NY6 bowl birth will likely come down to Tulane and Fresno State. Sunbelt schools will not even be in contention. Sunbelt trolls, go back to your own board instead of spamming the AAC board with nonsense.

Congrats on the success Tulane had last year. Must’ve been surreal considering the last time you all finished above .500 (bowls excluded) was 1998

(09-17-2023 12:15 AM)sunamiwave Wrote:  As usual Sunbelt trolls are embarrassing themselves. These trolls seem to forget that around the same time last season they came over to our board to troll after a few of their P5 wins. It was still early in the season but these trolls thought they were the mightiest and greatest conference and would finally get the NY6 bowl birth which the AAC has basically owned since inception. As we know Tulane went on to earn the NY6 bowl birth last season and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl. The Sunbelt has never been to a NY6 bowl after all these years. Now Sunbelt trolls are back here again making fools out of themselves like last year. Tulane is 2-0 against the Sunbelt this year. The NY6 bowl birth will likely come down to Tulane and Fresno State. Sunbelt schools will not even be in contention. Sunbelt trolls, go back to your own board instead of spamming the AAC board with nonsense.

Isn’t that a Former SBC Coach leading your Club?

No wonder you’re finally achieving a little success . . .

(09-17-2023 12:15 AM)sunamiwave Wrote:  As usual Sunbelt trolls are embarrassing themselves.

I can assure you, there's not much embarrassment among SBC fans.

There does appear to be embarrassment among the AAC folk though. It's practically everywhere on here and X.

(09-16-2023 10:13 PM)b2b Wrote:  Got another P5 win tonight and is beating the AAC head to head. ECU and UAB (2 of our allegedly better programs) are 0-4 against the SBC.

It's happening folks.

You should be banned for a week just for starting this thread with that title.

Much less what you actually said...

This is a troll thread. Delete it please

(09-16-2023 10:13 PM)b2b Wrote:  Got another P5 win tonight and is beating the AAC head to head. ECU and UAB (2 of our allegedly better programs) are 0-4 against the SBC.

It's happening folks.

With all this talk about the AAC struggles, how bad is the Big 12 looking? Only Kansas St. looks strong among the teams staying.

It seems like every MAC (two wins today), SBC, and AAC P5 win this year has come against B12 teams. Houston is really struggling and Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Cincinnati also seem pretty weak right now. I’m not sure beating any of those teams this year means much.

The metrics (I use Massey Composite) will provide a more objective ranking among the Non-Contract Bowl (NCB) leagues. However, I think SBC is better overall than the AAC now, but Tulane and perhaps SMU are the best NCB schools and are in a solid position to land a NY6 slot.

To date, clearly, the former CUSA6 are light years away from replacing the departed three and the AAC could have invited better performing schools which has been my much maligned stance since the publication of the new additions.

I find it entertaining any sunbelt fans trying to troll Tulane. Likely the best G5 team again this year. Someone said our offense isn’t looking great, we dominated sunbelt favorite USA with Pratt. We outplayed ole miss minus our qb position, and of course The offense doesn’t look great because we have a young backup qb who is starting now until conference play starts. Then Pratt, one of the best qbs in all of college football will be back. We literally don’t have challenge until we play at Memphis

SBC fans understandably rejoice over the end of AAC hegemony among the midgets.

However, I recommend a "Memento Mori" type reflection while trumpeting the accomplishment. The former CUSA6 have reportedly committed to significantly increase their sports resource allocation. Strategically, over time, the increased funds which the SBC cannot match for coaches, facilities, and NIL will likely give the future AAC the capacity to reestablish the upper hand. Furthermore, legacy schools like USF and Memphis are not standing idle.

(09-17-2023 12:24 AM)James Madison Wrote:  

(09-17-2023 12:15 AM)sunamiwave Wrote:  As usual Sunbelt trolls are embarrassing themselves. These trolls seem to forget that around the same time last season they came over to our board to troll after a few of their P5 wins. It was still early in the season but these trolls thought they were the mightiest and greatest conference and would finally get the NY6 bowl birth which the AAC has basically owned since inception. As we know Tulane went on to earn the NY6 bowl birth last season and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl. The Sunbelt has never been to a NY6 bowl after all these years. Now Sunbelt trolls are back here again making fools out of themselves like last year. Tulane is 2-0 against the Sunbelt this year. The NY6 bowl birth will likely come down to Tulane and Fresno State. Sunbelt schools will not even be in contention. Sunbelt trolls, go back to your own board instead of spamming the AAC board with nonsense.

Congrats on the success Tulane had last year. Must’ve been surreal considering the last time you all finished above .500 (bowls excluded) was 1998

Fact check: your claim is incorrect.

1998 was the last year before 2022 that Tulane won twelve games.

In the meantime they’ve had some lean years, but also many seasons at or above .500, including at least two other years where they won at least seven games in the regular season.

(09-16-2023 11:25 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(09-16-2023 10:43 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(09-16-2023 10:29 PM)lelandhardy Wrote:  Tulane is the only saving grace right now. Too bad their colors and uniforms are atrocious, or I’d be a fan because of Fritz.

USF played equal with Alabama until the last minute of the game.

Curious how many other Sun Belt or AAC teams would have done that. Maybe some, but not many.

Good on y’all. But in all honesty, Alabama ain’t looked that great the last two weeks.

Look I'm not one to defend usf lightly, but Alabama should have been able to put their scout team on the field and get the same results. That wasn't their scout team